Goodwill plans open house for new facility

Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries is providing tours of its new warehouse and distribution center June 13 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. at 225 Capitol Way.

Goodwill relocated its warehouse operations from Springfield into 100,000 square feet of the old EMI Records Jacksonville plant in January.

The new warehouse serves as a central receiving, storage and distribution point for Goodwill’s 14 retail stores throughout central Illinois. The warehouse also acts as a central point for Goodwill’s e-waste, salvage operations and complete recycling services. The new warehouse employs 18 warehouse workers, forklift operators, balers, sorters and transportation specialists.

In 2014, Land of Lincoln Goodwill recycled and salvaged more than 9.8 million pounds of material, including e-waste, paper, metals and clothing.